Chapter 2: The Road to Revolution

According to the passage, what war played a big role in shaping the relationship between Great Britain and its American colonies?

• The French and Indian War

• The War of 1812

• The Civil War

• The Revolutionary War

Why did the colonists feel unhappy with the British government after the French and Indian War?

• They felt that the British government was treating them unfairly.

• They wanted to return to Europe.

• They supported the British taxes.

• They were given more land by the British government.

What did the British government issue in 1763 to prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Sugar Act

Who organized a rebellion in 1763 that included a confederation of Native American tribes?

• The Ottawa chief Pontiac

• Chief Sitting Bull

• Tecumseh

• Geronimo

The British government wanted to avoid conflict with Native Americans after the French and Indian War.

• True

• False

What was one reason the colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763?

• They saw it as a restriction on their freedom.

• It lowered taxes on imported goods.

• It allowed colonists to vote in British elections.

• It gave land to the colonists west of the Appalachians.

According to the passage, what was the policy of the British government toward the thirteen colonies in the late 1600s to mid-1700s called?

• Salutary neglect

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• Taxation without representation

Why did the British government impose new taxes on the American colonists after the mid-1700s?

• To encourage trade

• To pay for war debts

• To reward the colonists

• To end salutary neglect

Fill in the blank: The saying 'taxation without representation is tyranny' was coined by ________, a lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts.

• James Otis

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the main purpose of the Sugar Act passed by the British government in 1764?

• To end the war

• To tax imported sugar and enforce tax collection

• To allow free trade

• To reward the colonists